Exciting Biography

"لأننا نعيش في وحدة، والقراءة صحبة...وفيما تبدد القراءة وحدتنا، نكتشف أننا قد تربطنا علاقة بكتاب وبمؤلفه، ويصير هذا المؤلف صاحبًا لنا، نحب أن نعرف أخباره ونسمع منه روتينه اليومي، أو سرًّا يمكنه من الكتابة، وما الذى دفعه إليها... نسمع منه رغباته وإحباطاته".

يدوّن التاريخ في صفحاته بأن العُمانيين، وحكّامهم يعتبرون من أوائل العرب الذين شكلوا وفودًا رسمية دبلوماسية لزيارة أوروبا أمريكا، تلك الدول التي انطلقت منها شرارة الثورة الصناعية والتمدن الذي وصلنا إليه اليوم نتيجة التقدم العلمي والتكنولوجي ويعتبر السلطان برغش بن سعيد بن سلطان (1870-1888م) الذي حكم زنجبار بعد وفاة أخيه ماجد، أول سلطان عربي الأصل والنسب وطأت قدمه إنجلترا بزيارة رسمية وبوفد رسمي مدون في صفحات التاريخ في هذا الكتاب الذي أمامك اليوم، كتاب (تنزيه الأبصار والأفكار في رحلة سلطان زنجبار)

Birdie dreams of becoming a professional artist, but the constraints of society demand she marries well. In order to fulfil her dreams, she makes a deal with her parents: to let her spend a year at the St. Agnes School of Art in Cornwall, after which she will return home and marry the insufferable but influential and wealthy Charles Bonham, as per her parents' wishes. Birdie however, has no intention of ever going back. Free of responsibility for the first time, she finds herself surrounded by a crew of bohemian artists who show her just how dizzying independence can be.

Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable - or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world?

Two stories about William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army; two stories about amazing women aviators; and two true-to-life adventures!

Two stories about a United States Founding Father; two stories about courageous missionaries (to South America and Southeast Asia); a story about the Black doctor who performed the first successful heart surgery; and a story about two abolitionist and feminist sisters in the 1800s.

Two exciting stories about explorer missionary David Livingstone, two historical stories about children in the 1800s in the United States, and two true-to-life stories about music and acts of kindness!

Follow the mid-1800s adventures of the Allen Family as they join a wagon train headed west on the epic Oregon Trail. Traveling over 2000 miles in their oxen-driven "Prairie Schooners" through hazardous river crossings, treacherous weather, mountain passes, tragedy, disease, and devastating dust storms, the Allens symbolize the determination and trials of a typical family who braved the Oregon trek.

Listen as Wassaja, a young Yavapai boy, overcomes the destruction of his village and a violent abduction by a rival tribe, yet by 1899, goes on to become Dr. Carlos Montezuma - the second American Indian to become a physician in the US. Return to the Nebraska plains' Omaha Reservation where Chief Iron Eye's compassionate daughter (Susan LaFlesche Picotte) begins her epic journey, becoming the first American Indian woman physician.

In 1810 a teenage American sailor, Joseph Bates, is abducted by the notorious British press gang. Listen as he is unjustly forced into the King's navy, then escapes only to be seized again. Released six years later, he works as a merchant seaman surviving ocean perils and harrowing storms. Joseph's skill and courage result in his becoming a trusted sea captain. His marine adventures continue, yet Joseph feels the need for faith in his life.

Six stories about inspirational women of history: Pocahontas, Louisa May Alcott, Dr. Emily Dunning Barringer, and more!

A two-part series on Edward Jenner and the smallpox vaccination, two exciting modern-day missionary adventures, and two war-time stories!